Mahabharata [sanskrit]

699,462 words | ISBN-10: 812150094X | ISBN-13: 9788121500944

The Sanskrit edition of the Mahabharata, one of the largest epic poems ever written, consisting of 100,000 metrical verses. Consisting of 18 books, the Mahabharata details the history and legends concerning ancient India (Bharata), including a major battle campaign involving the Kauravas and the Pandavas, also known as the Kurukshetra War. This portion also contains the Bhagavad-Gita. Alternative titles: Mahābhārata (महाभारत).

Verse 12.122.20

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पेयापेयं कुतः सिद्धिर्हिंसन्ति च परस्परम् ।
गम्यागम्यं तदा नासीत्परस्वं स्वं च वै समम् ॥ २० ॥

peyāpeyaṃ kutaḥ siddhirhiṃsanti ca parasparam |
gamyāgamyaṃ tadā nāsītparasvaṃ svaṃ ca vai samam || 20 ||

Note! The following is not a translation of the above verse, but merely an arbitrary extract of the English text.

...consequence of this act of thine will surely be to lessen the duration of your own life!{GL_NOTE:174565:} If I have ever, before this, unconsciously done you any wrong, you should not bear it in remembrance...
English translation by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013) Read online Buy now!

Glossary of Sanskrit terms

Note: This extracts Sanskrit terms and links to English definitions from the glossary, based on an experimental segmentation of verse (12.122.20). Some terms could be superfluous while some might not be mentioned. Click on the word to show English definitions.

Peya, Apeya, Kutah, Kuta, Siddhi, Himsat, Himsanti, Parasparam, Paraspara, Gamyagamya, Tada, Nri, Parasva, Sva, Samam, Sama,

Analysis of Sanskrit grammar

Note: this is an experimental feature and only shows the first possible analysis of the Sanskrit text (Mahabharata Verse 12.122.20). If the system was successful in segmenting the sentence, you will see of which words it is made up of, generally consisting of Nouns, Pronouns, Verbs, Participles and Indeclinables. Click on the link to show all possible derivations of the word.

Line 1: “peyāpeyaṃ kutaḥ siddhirhiṃsanti ca parasparam ”
peyā -
peya (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

peya (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

peyā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

√pā -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pā class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pā class 2 verb]

√pā -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pā -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pā class 3 verb]

√pai -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pai -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pai class 1 verb]

√pi -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]

√pi -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pi class 6 verb]

√pi -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pi class 6 verb]

√pi -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pi class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pi -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pi class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pi class 3 verb]

√pī -> peya (participle, masculine)

[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> peya (participle, neuter)

[vocative single from √pī class 1 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 2 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 3 verb], [vocative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pī -> peyā (participle, feminine)

[nominative single from √pī class 1 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 2 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 3 verb], [nominative single from √pī class 4 verb]

√pay (verb class 1)

[perfect active second plural]
apeyam -
apeya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

apeya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

apeyā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
kutaḥ -
kutaḥ (indeclinable interrogative)

[indeclinable interrogative]

kutaḥ (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

kuta (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
siddhir -
siddhi (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]
hiṃsanti -
√hiṃs -> hiṃsat (participle, neuter)

[nominative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 1 verb], [nominative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [vocative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb], [accusative plural from √hiṃs class 7 verb]

√hiṃs -> hiṃsantī (participle, feminine)

[vocative single from √hiṃs class 1 verb]

hiṃsat (noun, neuter)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

√hiṃs (verb class 1)

[present active third plural]

√hiṃs (verb class 7)

[present active third plural]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
parasparam -
parasparam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

paraspara (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

paraspara (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

parasparā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
Line 2: “gamyāgamyaṃ tadā nāsītparasvaṃ svaṃ ca vai samam ”
gamyāgamyam -
gamyāgamya (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

gamyāgamya (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]
tadā* -
tadā (noun, feminine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural], [accusative plural]

tada (noun, masculine)

[nominative plural], [vocative plural]
nā -
na (indeclinable particle)

[indeclinable particle]

na (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

na (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]

nā (noun, feminine)

[nominative single]

nṛ (noun, masculine)

[nominative single]
āsīt -
√ās (verb class 2)

[aorist active third single], [injunctive active third single]

√as (verb class 2)

[imperfect active third single]
parasvam -
parasva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

parasva (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

parasvā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]
svam -
sva (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

svan (noun, masculine)

[adverb]

svan (noun, neuter)

[adverb]

sva (noun, neuter)

[nominative single], [accusative single]
ca -
ca (indeclinable conjunction)

[indeclinable conjunction]

ca (noun, masculine)

[compound], [vocative single]

ca (noun, neuter)

[compound], [vocative single]
vai -
√vā (verb class 1)

[present middle first single], [imperative middle first single]
samam -
samam (indeclinable)

[indeclinable]

sama (noun, masculine)

[adverb], [accusative single]

sama (noun, neuter)

[adverb], [nominative single], [accusative single]

samā (noun, feminine)

[adverb]

Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Mahabharata Verse 12.122.20

The complete Mahabharata (12 Volumes)
by Kisari Mohan Ganguly (2013)

4900 pages; [Publisher: Munshiram Manoharlal Publishers Pvt. Ltd.] ISBN: ‎ 812150094X or 9788121500944;

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The Mahabharata in Kannada (Set of 32 Volumes)
by Bharatha Darshana Bangalore (2003)

ಶ್ರೇಮಹಭಾರತ [ಮಹಾಭಾರತ]; 13907 pages;

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Preview of verse 12.122.20 in Kannada sript:
ಪೇಯಾಪೇಯಂ ಕುತಃ ಸಿದ್ಧಿರ್ಹಿಂಸನ್ತಿ ಚ ಪರಸ್ಪರಮ್ ।
ಗಮ್ಯಾಗಮ್ಯಂ ತದಾ ನಾಸೀತ್ಪರಸ್ವಂ ಸ್ವಂ ಚ ವೈ ಸಮಮ್ ॥ ೨೦ ॥

The Complete Mahabharata (9 volumes)
by M. N. Dutt (2008)

6415 pages; Sanskrit Text with English Translation; [Edited By: Dr. Ishwar Chandra Sharma & Dr. O.N. Bimali] [Publisher: Parimal Publication Pvt. Ltd.]

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Mahabharata (Hindi Translation, Six Volumes)
by Sahityacharya Pandit Ramnarayandutt Shastri Pandey "Ram" (2017)

7350 pages; [महाभारत] [Publisher: Gita Press, Gorakhpur] 44 Color and Black/white illustrations.

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The Mahabharata in Bengali (Two Volumes)
by Akshay Library, Kolkata (2019)

3049 pages; [মহাভারত] [মহার্ষী বদভ্যাস (Maharishi Vedvyas)]

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Preview of verse 12.122.20 in Bengali sript:
পেযাপেযং কুতঃ সিদ্ধির্হিংসন্তি চ পরস্পরম্ ।
গম্যাগম্যং তদা নাসীত্পরস্বং স্বং চ বৈ সমম্ ॥ ২০ ॥

Mahabharat in Gujarati (20 Volumes)
by Dinkar Joshi (દિનકર જોશી) (2010)

14252 pages; [મહાભારત] [Publisher: Pravin Prakashan Pvt. Ltd, Rajkot]

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Preview of verse 12.122.20 in Gujarati sript:
પેયાપેયં કુતઃ સિદ્ધિર્હિંસન્તિ ચ પરસ્પરમ્ ।
ગમ્યાગમ્યં તદા નાસીત્પરસ્વં સ્વં ચ વૈ સમમ્ ॥ ૨૦ ॥

Shri Mahabharatam in Malayalam (2 volumes)
by Swami Mridananda (2018)

1681 pages; [Publisher: Ramakrishna Math, Thrissur]

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Preview of verse 12.122.20 in Malayalam sript:
പേയാപേയം കുതഃ സിദ്ധിര്ഹിംസന്തി ച പരസ്പരമ് ।
ഗമ്യാഗമ്യം തദാ നാസീത്പരസ്വം സ്വം ച വൈ സമമ് ॥ ൨൦ ॥

Mahabharata in Telugu (7 Volumes)
by Gita Press, Gorakhpur (2018)

7248pages

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Preview of verse 12.122.20 in Telugu sript:
పేయాపేయం కుతః సిద్ధిర్హింసన్తి చ పరస్పరమ్ ।
గమ్యాగమ్యం తదా నాసీత్పరస్వం స్వం చ వై సమమ్ ॥ ౨౦ ॥

Last Updated: 17 September, 2021